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Intractable Waste Disposal Facility, Mt Walton East (s46)

Last updated: October 20, 2024

The Intractable Waste Disposal Facility (IWDF) is 75km north-east of Koolyanobbing and approximately 53km north-east of Jaurdi Station Homestead (unoccupied). The site occupies a 25km 2 Crown Reserve No. 42001 and is accessed by a 100km long dedicated unsurfaced road (Crown Reserve No. 44102) that extends northward from the Boorabbin Siding on Great Eastern Highway. This inquiry under s46 is in regard to consolidation of environmental conditions of Ministerial Statements 44 , 205 , 353 and 533... Read more...

Sandy Ridge Facility – Alignment of Gate Waste Acceptance Tonnage

Last updated: June 25, 2024

Tellus Holdings Ltd are proposing to increase the tonnage of waste accepted at the Sandy Ridge Facility from the current approved (Ministerial Statement 1078) 100,000 tonnes per annum to up to 280,000 tonnes per annum for permanent isolation in the Site’s waste disposal cells. The Proposal will occur within the existing and approved development envelope as outlined in Ministerial Statement 1078 Read more...

Resource Recovery Facility, Red Hill (S46) [2200]

Last updated: November 14, 2023

Changes to condition 3 of Ministerial Statement 976 in order to extend the Time Limit for Authorisation for substantial commencement of the proposal. Read more...

Sandy Ridge Project

Last updated: February 5, 2019

The proposal is to construct and operate a dual kaolin (clay) mine and a waste facility, accepting Class IV (Secure Landfill) and a V (Intractable Landfill) waste from all of Australia, including waste from offshore Oil and Gas facilities. The waste would include amongst other things low level radioactive wastes and persistent organic pollutants. The proposal would receive on average 100 000 tonnes of waste per annum for approximately 25 years. The proposal is located 140 kilometres west north... Read more...

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